Keys, Crombies, and Very Evil Zombies

Chapter 1: Na Na Na

Nana Morris / NAH nah mor-ris / noun [U] a nerdy girl, who wears black, plastic framed glasses who loves Doctor Who and reads way too much.

"Nana, you're being ridiculous!" Zoë laughed. 

"But Zo, I seriously don't want to go!" Nana whined. 

"Na na na," Zoë sang. 

Nana rolled her eyes and sighed. 

"Alright, Zo, you win. Where is this party at?" Nana said. 

"Wee! The party is at 8... Norton Field," Zoë squealed and pushed a strand of stray hair behind Nana's hair. 

"Bonfire, right?" Nana asked.  Zoë gave an 'mhm' in reply. The warning bell for the final block rang and students began to clear the halls. 

"I'll pick you up at 7:45," Zoë perked as she herself made her way towards class.

Nana blew at her bangs in frustration. She clutched her books tightly against her chest and made her way to Spanish class.

Zoë Crowe / zōē kroe / noun [U] Nana Morris' girl best friend who has a creepy crush on Dylan Reading and loves anything having to do with makeup, which will save her life someday.

Zoë sat in her seat looked around the classroom, only to be awestruck by Dylan Reading's incredible green eyes. She sighed in her seat, hoping that he'd notice that she'd been crushing on him since middle school. Of course, he knew she existed. He was friends with Nana and herself before puberty hit. Time was good to him. He ended up with a nice tall figure and he worked on his six pack every morning before school. This, of course, caused him to be the ladies man of the school. He seemed to get better looking everyday! 

Zoë looked out the window. A familiar figure ran outside the school door and hopped over the iron fence, like a pro. Axl Rotter. Of course. Zoë scoffed. Was he ditching last block again? Her ten-year old brother informed her that Axl had taken money from little elementary schoolers the past month to buy tokens at the local arcade. Axl was the notorious bad boy at school. Anyone messing with him was probably out of their minds or wanting to die. He had a reputation of hooking up with the girls at the all-girls' school down the street and rumor had it, he'd even gotten two pregnant! He came to school and dealt drugs in the bathrooms. He had killed people using his trouser chains... Although they were rumors, Zoë always had a bad feeling about him.

Dylan Reading / dIHluhn rĕding / noun [U] total dickhead ever since puberty.

Dylan didn't like to admit the fact that he used to be friends with Nana Morris, biggest nerd ever. She was even the president of the Dungeons and Dragons club at school! He loved the popularity that came with everything.

Axl Rotter / acksl rottur / noun [U] the mysterious badboy at school, who is actually a kind-hearted guy. Future zombie slayer.

Axl Rotter skipped final block. He'd done this so many times, that the groundskeepers didn't even care anymore. He jogged to the arcade a couple blocks away and dug into his pocket to find his wallet full of cash. Pay day was yesterday and he had changed $105.67 into quarters. He was looking forward to spending a good portion of it before the elementary schoolers poured in.

He walked through the arcade door, the smell of sweat and cheap pizza attacked his nose. He looked across the room and smirked at the sight of the new game, Zombie Attack. Of course, they weren't very clever with the name, but the game itself was pretty well made.

Axl inserted two quarters hastily and pushed the green button. He wrapped his skilled fingers around the joystick and dedicated his undivided attention to the screen.